Germany reported about stopping projects with Georgia for €237 mln

Germany has decided to stop projects with Georgia worth €237 million, Ambassador to Tbilisi Peter Fischer said on his page on social network X (former Twitter) on December 23.

"Germany has unfortunately stopped projects with Georgia worth €237 million," he wrote.

Fischer cited the reason for the decision as Georgia's turning away from its path to the European Union (EU) and the crackdown on protests. The FRG also stopped funding for green hydrogen, energy network and water infrastructure in Batumi, the diplomat noted.

"Support for civil society and the rule of law remains," he added.

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Back in July, Peter Fischer said that Germany, following the US, would review relations with Georgia. He also confirmed the EU's decision to suspend the country's accession process and urged citizens to think again about what the EU means to them. At the same time, he expressed regret that Georgia's relations with Germany and the EU have fallen to such a low level.

Georgia's relations with the U.S. and the EU escalated after the adoption of the Foreign Agents Act on May 14. President Salome Zurabishvili vetoed it, but deputies later overrode it by a majority vote. The law came into force on June 3. Head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell said that its adoption would have a negative impact on Georgia's EU integration process.

After that, the US imposed visa sanctions on dozens of Georgian citizens and expressed readiness to expand the restrictions. On July 8, Washington said it would review all cooperation programs with Tbilisi. According to Michael Carpenter, director for European affairs at the National Security Council, Georgia has been moving on the wrong course in recent months "in terms of Euro-Atlantic integration prospects."

Mass protests in Georgia began after the October 26 parliamentary elections, which were won by the ruling Georgian Dream party. Zurabishvili called for a repeat parliamentary election in the country and canceled the results of the vote.

On November 28, the Georgian opposition took to rallies in Georgian cities, including Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi. The protesters oppose the decision of the country's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to postpone negotiations with the EU on Georgia's membership until 2028.